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Ted Cruz Channels Paul Ryan: 'A Lot of Misinformation' on Obamatrade That 'You Can Get on the [net]'
Breitbart ^ | 6/11/15 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 06/11/2015 9:24:22 PM PDT by z taxman

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)96%, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, defended his decision to vote for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)—among other deals—during a Thursday interview with the Hugh Hewitt radio program.

Hewitt started his line of questioning with coming out of a commercial. “Let’s take that opportunity, then, to go and talk about free trade—TPA, TPP, Export-Import Bank. Sen. Cruz, for clarity’s sake, can you quickly give us an overview on where you are on those three issues, as there’s quite a lot of confusion among conservative voters as to where different people are and why on each of those three issues.”

“Sure,” Cruz responded. “There is a lot of confusion and, unfortunately, a lot of misinformation you can get on the Internet that people are confused, so let’s explain what each of those three are.”

Cruz, by saying that, was essentially making the exact same claim—blaming the Internet for what he argues is “misinformation”—as House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)60%. Ryan made the claim on Fox News earlier on Thursday in response to Breitbart News reporting highlighted by the massively influential Drudge Report. Ryan, with whom Cruz pushed Obamatrade in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in late April—one that’s been used by Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)40% to try to rally support for Obamatrade—has been essentially discredited by various false statements he’s made throughout this process.

That Cruz would use the same talking points as him is interesting and probably disappointing to many conservatives. That Boehner is using Cruz to push Obamatrade is probably even more disappointing to most conservatives... ...

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agitprop; paultardation; paultardnoisemachine; professionaltroll; randpaul; randpaulnoisemachine; randsconcerntrolls; runtpaul; tedcruz; tisa; tpa; tpp; wikileaks
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I've seen a lot of apologists here giving Cruz a pass because he hasn't voted for TPP yet. The hour is nigh and soon we will see. Sen. Sessions detailed why this would be catastrophic and should Cruz vote for this, he will be selling out his country.
1 posted on 06/11/2015 9:24:22 PM PDT by z taxman
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To: z taxman

Cruz just lost me!


2 posted on 06/11/2015 9:26:36 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: z taxman

I’ve read that obummer can do this and obummer can do that with the new agreement.
he’s doing what he wants already anyway.
I’ve done a lot of reading and I think the bill is not nearly as damning as some say it is, with all due respect.
why would Cruz suddenly reverse course on all he believes in to vote for this bill? it doesn’t make sense. he still has my vote.


3 posted on 06/11/2015 9:28:27 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: Mollypitcher1

People that marched their asses into a voting booth and voted for Mitt Romney, a man with no identifiable conservatism in his record can suck it up and vote for Ted Cruz, a man with a mere couple of mistakes on his resume.


4 posted on 06/11/2015 9:29:38 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: dp0622

Lemmings hopping off a cliff. You’ve been sold a false savior my friend.


5 posted on 06/11/2015 9:30:14 PM PDT by z taxman
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To: Mollypitcher1

no. don’t go. not on one issue that has many sides to its story. I was very skeptical too but have done a lot of reading and it is not the monster it is being made out to be.


6 posted on 06/11/2015 9:30:36 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: z taxman; xzins
during a Thursday interview with the Hugh Hewitt radio program

He is doing the RINO rounds.

I'm betting he won't go near Mark Levin right now.

Levin would give him Hell over giving more power to Obama.

7 posted on 06/11/2015 9:31:05 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

According to Sen. Sessions this is not just a little mistake Norm. And all of Cruz’s fumbles have been coming one after another.


8 posted on 06/11/2015 9:31:49 PM PDT by z taxman
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To: z taxman

https://youtu.be/YDxxY7xvw2E


9 posted on 06/11/2015 9:32:51 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: z taxman

Bottom line: NO ONE has a right to say “misinformation” or “you’re jumping to conclusions” when we’ve seen neither the information nor its logical conclusions.
I don’t want to be talked down to. I just want to read the dadgum bill.


10 posted on 06/11/2015 9:33:13 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: P-Marlowe

Cruz is busy going DC bush.... No other way to hope to win the nomination.


11 posted on 06/11/2015 9:33:37 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: z taxman

ah, he’s still my guy.

who are you leaning towards at this point? apologies ahead of time if its none of my business :)


12 posted on 06/11/2015 9:33:53 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: z taxman

I don’t care if it was a little or big mistake. If you voted for the complete mistake of Abortion, illegals, crony capitalism and liberalizing the GOP with Mitt Romney, then you can vote for a man that has an overwhelming majority of good and conservatism on his record.

Period. There is no excuse.


13 posted on 06/11/2015 9:34:32 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: z taxman

I am so disgusted here lately, the republicans committing suicide for Obama, my own rep included. The Japanese lobbying ex-congressman for the trade agreement smacks of the worst corruption. JimRob for president and Sarah Palin for vice president, nuff said.


14 posted on 06/11/2015 9:36:37 PM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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To: z taxman

I’ve been a Cruz guy, have Cruz sticker on my car, on my shoppe window, on my wife’s car, and mention my enthusiasm for him on my FR profile page. But this is big and this is upsetting. Jeff Sessions is the worst public speaker in the Senate but he is sincere on this and Cruz appears too flippant. Cruz should look hard before he leaps again on this issue.


15 posted on 06/11/2015 9:37:22 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: Mollypitcher1

Cruz is for it. Walker is for it.

We have nobody.


16 posted on 06/11/2015 9:37:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: z taxman

If there is misinformation, the fault is with the secrecy, not the Internet.

As for Cruz, he committed to it in April and now he is stuck. I wonder if he had even read it yet. I seem to remember that he only read it around the middle or end of May. If he made a mistake he would be wise to admit it now and not later. If he thinks he has not made a mistake, he would be wise to blame the secrecy rather than everyone else. He would still lose on issue but he might not also lose in the character department.

I say that while maintaining that overall he has very good character. Everyone can be wrong. This is too important for him to mess up on it. If a flaw is showing through I would say that Cruz can sometimes decide something too soon before he has all the facts. I suppose, again, everyone can be guilty of that, but he had better correct it and correct it fast. He is smart and can figure out how to do it without too much damage to his campaign.


17 posted on 06/11/2015 9:37:53 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: z taxman

I trust Sessions over anyone in D.C. at this point in time.


18 posted on 06/11/2015 9:37:58 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: z taxman

My only problem with Cruz is that he still thinks the Constitution matters ... it does, but he thinks he can save us. It has to be Re-Instituted from bottom to top.
Me... I’m jaded, old and experienced... just hopeful.

TT


19 posted on 06/11/2015 9:38:20 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: z taxman

When Cruz votes for this abolish-the-borders bill, he loses me.


20 posted on 06/11/2015 9:39:08 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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